diff --git a/packaging/standalone/Makefile b/packaging/standalone/Makefile
index 69c83a7952..ffce392108 100644
--- a/packaging/standalone/Makefile
+++ b/packaging/standalone/Makefile
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ dist:
 	rm -f $(RLS_DIR)/erts-$(ERTS_VSN)/bin/erl.orig
 
 	cd $(TARGET_DIR)/release && \
-		find $(TARGET_DIR) -print0 | \
-		LC_COLLATE=C sort -z > $(CURDIR)/manifest
+		find $(TARGET_DIR) | \
+		LC_COLLATE=C sort > $(CURDIR)/manifest
 
 	cd $(TARGET_DIR)/release && \
 		tar -T $(CURDIR)/manifest --no-recursion -cf - | \